Patrolman David Baxter Searcy

Patrolman David Baxter Searcy | North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina
North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina
Patrolman David Baxter Searcy

North Carolina Highway Patrol, North Carolina

End of Watch Saturday, October 15, 1960

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David Baxter Searcy

Patrolman David Searcy was killed when his patrol car was struck from behind in Catawba County while he assisted another trooper on U.S. 64 (modern-day U.S. 70) approximately three miles east of Hickory.

Patrolman Searcy was a U.S. Army Air Force veteran of WWII. He was survived by his wife, two children, three brothers, and one foster-brother.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation named a bridge over Interstate 40 at Startown Road in Hickory North Carolina in honor of Patrolman Searcy.

Bio

  • Age 37
  • Tour Not available
  • Badge Not available
  • Military Veteran

Incident Details

  • Cause Automobile crash
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Rabbi Lewis S. Davis

December 2, 2021

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